Just looking

23 June 2007

I must be doing something wrong. No comments on the 8 things meme, although my stats counter tells me there were 100 visitors yesterday. I just checked several other blogs with meme posts and all of them were commented on, a lot. Maybe hearing so much about me was too much. Or is it the age thing? Do younger people not like knowing that us oldsters were young once, just like them?

H tells me that most people just like to look and while I know involvement is not compulsory, it certainly makes it more interesting. I've made my living from writing for the past 20 years so it's strange to write now and not get feedback. Oh well, I guess I'll just carry on for the time being and see how I go. I'll view this as a book I'm writing, and add a few paragraphs each day ... although that does seem rather solitary and sad.

I'm also very guilty of frequently lurking without commenting. Will try and do better! :-). Loved the pic from yesterday's post. Was going to bake your bread today but couldn't get hold of any gluten flour so it'll be a garden day today and hopefully a bread tomorrow after I go to the shops this afternoon.

I love reading your blog and I will admit I am one of the "lurkers" I read lots but rarely comment! I'm going to try to start commenting more :) And maybe posting on my blog more too!Keep writing...we are all out here!

I've been lurking now and again the past few days and probably ought to let you know. Reading this lonely post made me want to comment. I've often thought of writing books, but fear it being too solitary for someone already a hermit!

Your blog link was sent to me by a fan of yours in NZ who thought I could gain a few pratical matters from it and I have... I live in the far north of the U.S. I had a blog for awhile too, and appreciated everyone who actively commented, but with a very slow dial up, left it to pursue the simplier life of tasks close at hand. As you know, lots to do!

DEAR READERS, PLEASE NOTE:Comments keep blogs going. Without them it feels like no one is reading. That is true of my blog and every other blog available for public viewing.

I know that children read my blog so I always check my links and information to make sure they're family-friendly. I don't publish comments containing any kind of link now because I don't have time to check the links before publishing comments.

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